We offer both B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology. Our students go on to careers in environmental geology, the energy industry, government service. Others go on to a Ph.D. at major research universities.

The Department of Geological Sciences at New Mexico State University offers graduate study leading to a Master’s degree (MS) in Geological Sciences. We do not have a Ph.D. program. Admissions and Financial Assistance

Department of Geological Sciences; Department of Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB P.O. Box 30001 Las Cruces, NM 88003 (575) 646-2708; [email protected]

Research incorporates and develops new techniques using Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TIMS), Multi-collector Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS), Secondary Ionization Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), and …

I'm Eric Ferré, Geology professor and Head at the Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM since August 2024. I am originally from a small town near Toulouse in southern France.

The Department of Geological Sciences has a program for undergraduate research known as URGE: Undergraduate Research for Geologic Experience. Contact Dr. Nancy McMillan for more information. More information on the Geology major can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog

Brian A. Hampton Associate Professor PhD – Purdue University (2006) Dept. of Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB P.O. Box 30001 New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA. Email: [email protected] Phone: 575 – 646 – 2997 Office: Gardiner Hall – 158

Professor, Structural geology, tectonics, and geochronology Member, Southern Rift Institute Prospective Graduate Student Information

Department of Geological Sciences; Department of Geological Sciences/MSC 3AB P.O. Box 30001 Las Cruces, NM 88003 (575) 646-2708; [email protected]

B.S. Geology – New Mexico State University, 2016 Research Interests: Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry, Volcanology, Geochronology, Thermobarometry, Mineralogy My current research projects include volcanic systems in the Sana’a region of Yemen, southern New Mexico, and the Tonga arc using a combination of petrology and high temperature